I kind of hate to admit it, but I love to track things. I track the weather. I use fitness bands to track my steps. I use apps on my phone...

Today was stressful. Dot's platelet count was normal and she got the green light to continue her Palladia treatment, but the nurse had...

Today went well. We managed to get up early enough to give the dogs a nice walk just before sunrise when the air was still cool. Dot was s...

Today was slow. It was a good kind of slow though. We got up later than usual. The dogs got a long, leisurely walk before the temperature ...

Dot almost made it through the night. I recognize the signs now. Whenever she gets up and leaves her dog bed in the middle of the night, s...

Hmm. Today's blog day is the same as the actual year. I wish there was some significance to this, but there probably isn't. If I...

Today was all about the weather. Things got off to a very early start when I smelled poop as I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle ...

No symbolic milestones today. The day after your birthday is just another day. Since it was Saturday, it was a day for chores. We got star...

I'm 67 years old. When I started blogging, I was still a little reluctant to reveal my age. I work in an industry that worships youth ...

I went and picked up Dot's chemotherapy medication after breakfast this morning. When Dash finished his year long Palladia treatment, ...

We woke up again to the sounds of rain pounding on the roof and flood alerts beeping on the mobile devices. As soon as I looked out the wi...

Take care of your teeth. I've always had good strong teeth and when I was younger I would frequently go decades between dental visits....

It was definitely Monday this morning. Monday is always the day when things get off to a slow and often rocky start. When I woke up this m...

When I went to the gym this afternoon, I thought I'd try to resume the strenuous workouts I used to do this time last year. I was exha...

Something caught my eye when I was reading about Dot's condition last night. It said that older dogs like Dot have a lot of difficulty...

Dot has been leaving little "accidents" around the house. She can't help it. Doctors say that this is not true incontinence....

I got a call from Dot's oncologist around dinner time. The cytology reports came back from the lab earlier than she expected. The good...